Commonwealth v. Kneeland
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case about blasphemy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Abner Kneeland was an 1838 Massachusetts state court case, notable for being the last time a court in the United States jailed a defendant for blasphemy.[1]
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Commonwealth v. Kneeland | |
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Court | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
Full case name | Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Abner Kneeland |
Decided | March 1838 |
Citation(s) | 37 Mass. 206 (1838) |
Case opinions | |
Majority: Shaw Dissent: Morton |
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